Where does “tēnesmus” come from?

tēnesmus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός, from Ancient Greek τείνω, from Proto-Hellenic téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tēnesmus (Latin): tenesmus

Definitions

  1. tenesmus

Ancestry of “tēnesmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτεινεσμόςA vain endeavor to evacuate
2Ancient Greekτείνωto stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to...
3Proto-Hellenictéňňōto stretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantén-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tēnesmus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic téňňō →